Environmental Education Exhibition Lets Children Explore Tre

This traveling exhibition presented by Doubletree Hotels and developed by The Arbor Day Foundation and the Dimensions Educational Research Foundation, is a three year project that allows children to explore trees inside and out. They can walk through the trunk of the tree, discover the magic of photosynthesis, examine the veins of leaves, and much more.
The exhibition will be on display at children's museums and science centers through 2010.

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There are few opportunities to hear real voices from foreign students about the real environment in their countries. These are very significant when discussing the environment as precious materials.

Following statements are understanding of the lake environment in ten participating countries.

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2-6 Mission for the Next Age

In WLSC 2008 we drafted the definition of a Lake and the five steps of lake management. After this conference, we are going to spread awareness of these ideas as much as possible and report the outcome to World Lake Conference 2009. The mission for the next age is to broaden scientific knowledge and seek financial support to implement these five steps in lake management.

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3. Current management practices should be analyzed and assessed to see if they are sustainable. If not, we should work together to determine what went wrong and why.

4. We should find a way to resolve these issues and work together to implement these solutions.

5. Finally we should see if the lake quality has improved. If not, then we need to reevaluate the management.

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2-5 Steps to improve Lake Environmental Conditions

The steps are as follows:

1. Citizens, scientists, companies, NGOs, governments and international organizations should open a platform for communication.

2. We should evaluate the status of lakes and whether or not they require management.

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2-4 The long-term goal of Lake Management

The long-term goal is to pursue sustainable development, which includes maintaining adequate water quality, conserving the ecological integrity of lakes, preserving their cultural and aesthetic value and promoting their economic aspects.

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2-2 Deterioration of Lake Environments

Deterioration of the lake environment results in a decrease in biological diversity, a lower quality of its associated resources and impaired ecosystem services.

2-3 Reasons for lake deterioration

Lake environments are changing due to increased population and industrialization. Moreover the lack of respect and environmental education of the citizens along with the mismanagement by the governments accentuate lake deterioration.

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2-1 Problems concerning Lake Environment

There are some common problems threatening many lakes around the world, both at the local and global scale. The major problems are water pollution, introduction of invasive species, over-exploitation of the aquatic resources, reclamation, eutrophication and climate change.

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2. Lake Management

A lake is an aquatic ecosystem that is a perennial, enclosed or semi-enclosed waterbody with a measurable residence time and has interactions with its catchment area and the global environment.

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1-6 Mission for the Next Age

First and foremost, environmental education should help people understand how the natural world functions, demonstrate the importance of preserving the environment and facilitate their participation in its protection. Based upon international cooperation and sound science, environmental education can help create a respectful relationship between humans and nature.

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This system relies on a network of students, educators, researchers, media, NGOs and governments that integrates environmental issues into daily life. This ideal environmental education requires significant financial support, but the benefit of a sustainable world is priceless.